Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. VanDivner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 2009No. 528 CAPPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON REARGUMENT
Chief Justice CASTILLE.
On January 23, 2009, this Court affirmed appellant James W. VanDivner’s conviction and judgment of sentence in this direct capital appeal. Commonwealth v. VanDivner, 599 Pa. 617, 962 A.2d 1170 (2009). Mr. Justice Baer filed a Concurring and Dissenting Opinion, which was joined by Mr. Justice McCaffery. Appellant filed an Application for Reargument (“Application”) listing two reasons in support: (1) that this *321Court erred in holding that the national consensus against executing mentally retarded persons recognized in Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Duncan v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Anderson v. HarlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hudson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
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